Join us for an evening of laughter, storytelling, and cultural insights with bilingual comedian and author Jesse Appell, to celebrate the launch of his new book, This Was Funnier in China. As part of ...

BEIJING — For women in China, it may feel as if there is little to laugh about these days. The world’s second-largest economy ...

Chinese authorities warned comedians against stirring up gender discord in the Asian country after a video of a performer talking about her marriage went viral. In a notice issued over the weekend, ...

WASHINGTON — Comedian Xi Diao says he knows he should avoid talking politics on stage, but sharing a family name with Chinese President Xi Jinping makes it hard to resist. Even his name is politically ...

This is the third piece in a series on the “Dongbei Renaissance.” The second can be read here. Over the past three years, China’s northeastern rust belt has seemingly taken over the country’s pop ...

NEW YORK, February 12, 2026 — Bilingual comedian and author Jesse Appell speaks with New York-based comedian Tony Chou about comedy, culture, and what it means to find humor across borders. Having ...